Gate.



No 854,370. I PATBNTED MAY 21, 1907.

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GATE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 1, 1906.

IVI/SENIOR.

[TNESSES y l l f l 1 AITORNEYS CHARLES MERCER, OF POTCMAC, ILLINOIS.

GATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 21, 1907.

Application filed September l, 1906. Serial No. 332,965.

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES MERCER., a citizen of the United States, residing at Potomac, in the county of Vermilion and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Gate, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to a gate for a roadway or drive of that type carried by a supporting bracket hinged to one of the gate posts, whereby the gate can slide laterally or transversely of the roadway on the bracket to permit pedestrians to pass, or can be swung 'entirely open to permit a vehicle to pass through, or can be supported with one end raised so as to permit small stock to pass to the exclusion of larger stock. j

The invention has for one of its objects to improve and simplify the construction and operation of this class of apparatus, so that the gate is comparatively inexpensive to manufacture and can be readily adjusted to any desired position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple' and substantial supporting -bracket 'with means for guiding the movement of the gate thereon.

Another object of the invention is the employment, in connection with a supporting bracket, of an improved clamping or locking device for holding the gate in an inclined or raised position.

With these objects in view, and others, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the invention comprises the various novel features of construction and arrangement of parts, which will be more fully described hereinafter and set forth with particularity in the claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates'onc of the embodiments of the invention, Figure l is a front elevation of the gate showing the saine by full lines in. a partially open position, and by dotted lines in a closed and in an inclined position. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the bracket end of the gate. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 3--3, F 2, showing one of the guiding means of the bracket. Fig. 1 is a detail sectional view on line @-4, Fig. 2, showing the other guiding means for the gate and the' locking device in open position. Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the locking device in closed or locked position. Fig. 6 is aperspec- Referring to the drawing, 1 and 2 designate the stationary posts of the gate structure, which are planted in the ground, or otherwise suitably supported on opposite sides of the roadway. The gate proper may be of any approved construction, the same, by preference, comprising a plurality of spaced parallel slats or rails 3 which are connected at their ends to uprights 4. The upright 4 at the left hand end of the gate proper is spaced slightly back from the adjacent ends of the rails, so that the said ends may extend along one side of the post 1 when the gate is in closed position, as indicated by dotted lines 6. One of the rails is beveled at 7 and provided with a notch 8, the bevel being brought into engagement with a device 9 on the post 1 during the closing movement of the gate, whereby the notch 8 is caused to interlock with the said device. Obviously any suitable means may be provided for holding the gate in its closed position.

The gate is mounted. upon a bracket which is hingedly supported on the post 2. This bracket comprises an upright 10 which is preferably of angle iron and two arms 11 and 12 which are pivoted at corresponding ends adjacent the top and bottom, respectively, of the upright 10. The upright 10 is arranged so that one of its angular sides is disposed parallel with the length of the gate and the other at right angles to the same. The side 13 is provided with eyes 14 at its ends, which extend toward the post 2 and hinge on the pintles of the hooks 15 which are driven into or otherwise suitably secured to the post 2. The side 16 of the upright 10 has secured thereto the two arms 11 and 12, the latter being mounted on horizontal pivots 17 so as to be capable of swinging in a vertical plane. The ends of the arms opposite from the upright l() are slidably connected, so as to permit of the arms moving in a vertical plane. The arms extend parallel with the gate and are connected thereto by a yoke 18. The free end of the arm 12, which latter inclines upwardly to meet the slightly downwardly inclined arm ll, is bent at 19 to form a vertically extending extremity. This extremity is located at the second rail from the top of IOO IIO

the gate. The yoke 18 is disposed on the side of the second rail opposite from the turned-up portion 19, so that the said rail is confined between the yoke and arm 12. The ends of the yoke are disposed above and below the second rail of the gate and are secured to the arm 12, as by means of nuts 2() having threaded engagement therewith. The free end of the arm 11 is confined between the upturiied portion 19 and the second rail of the gate and is provided with a pin or stop 21 that holds the two arms in operative relation.

The gate is guided on the bracket by means of the yoke 18, and the yoke 22 rigidly secured on the upright 10 in a position to extend around the middle or any other preferred rail of the gate, and betweeneach yoke and the adjacent rail of the gate is arranged an anti-friction roller 23. By this means, the gate 4can be readily slid longitudinally on the bracket from the closed to the full line position shown in Fig. 1, the bracket supporting the weight of the gate and holding the same open. When it is desired to open the gate fully, the same may be moved first to the position shown in full lines in Fig. 1 and then swung around at right angles, or it can be swung around directly on the hinges from its fully closed to the open position.

The free ends of the arms 11 and 12 of the bracket are loosely connected so as to permit of their changing their relative position in order to raise the gate at one end, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1. In order to hold the gate in an inclined or raised position, it is sufficient to clamp or lock the free ends of the arms 11 and 12 together. For this purpose, a locking device in the nature of a wedge-shaped cam, 24, is employed, the same having an arm 25 forming a lever or handhold and an aperture 26 through which the upper portion 27 of the yoke 18 passes, said portion 27 serving as a fulcrum for the locking device. The locking device or cam is arranged to engage between the arms 11 and 12 so as to exert a lateral pressure to force the arms apart. Since the yoke 18 is arranged on one arm andk the other arm bears against the second rail of the gate,the said yoke and rail are drawn toward each other and rmly clamped, so that relative movement between the rail and yoke, and hence between the gate and bracket, is effectively prevented.

Fig. 4, which represents the parts in the full line position illustrated in Fig. 1, shows the locking device open, while Fig. 5, which represents the parts in the broken line position of Fig. 1, shows the said device lockedv or closed. When the locking device is closed, the wedge -shaped cam 24 thereof holds the extremity of the arm 12 firmly against the adjacent nuts 2O and the extremity of the arm 11 against the second rail 3 of the gate. The arms are thus prevented from moving one with respect to the other. Furthermore, the cam clamps the yoke tightly against the second rail of the gate, so that relative movement between the gate and the bracket is also prevented. The said device, besides serving as a lock for holding the gate with one end raised, may also be used for locking the gate in its fully closed position.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the advantages of the construction. and of the method of operation will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains. The supporting bracket is preferably made of metal throughout and painted so as to withstand the effect of the elements, although the same may be made of wood, if desired. Vith a locking device of the character described, it is obvious that the gate can be readily locked or held in any desired position. l

I have described the principle of operation of the invention, together with the apparatus which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, but I desire to have it understood that the apparatus shown is merely illustrative, and that such changes may be made, when desired, as are within the scope of the invention.

What is claimed is :d

1. The combination of a gate having a longitudinal member, and va post, with a bracket supported on the post and comprising two arms mounted to swing in a vertical plane and connected to have a limited lateral movement at their adjacent ends, a device on the bracket disposed at one side of the member, and a wedging means for moving the ends of the arms laterally to clamp the said member of the gate to the device on the bracket.

2. The combination of a gate, and a post, with a bracket for'supporting the gate on the post, said bracketV comprising an upright member hinged to the post, a pair of arms pivoted on the-said member to move in a vertical plane, means for movably connecting the free ends of the arms and attaching the bracket to the gate, and a locking device arranged to lock the free ends of the arms together and the gate to the bracket.

3. The combination of a gate, and a post, with a bracket for supporting the gate on the post, yokes on the bracket for guiding the movement of the gate thereon, and means for hinging the bracket on the post.

4. The combination of a gate having parallel rails, and a post, with a bracket for supporting the gate on the post, yokes on the bracket engaging around the rails of the gate, and anti-friction rollers on the yokes.

5. The combination of a gate having parallel rails, and a post, with a bracket support- IOO IIO

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ing the gate on the post, devices lixed on the bracket which engage the said rails, antifriction rollers on the devices, ,and a lock at one of the said devices for clamping the gate and bracket together.

6. The combination of a gate provided with a longitudinally extending member, and a post, with a bracket hinged to the post for supporting the gate, a yoke on the bracket extending around the said member, and a wedge-shaped device arranged to frictionally hold the yoke in engagement with the said member for locking the gate in 'lixed position.

7. The combination of a gate provided with a longitudinally extending member, and

, a post, with a bracket hinged to the post 'for supporting the gate and comprising two members mounted to swing in a common plane and having their corresponding ends slidably connected, means at the connected ends of the members engaging the longitudinal member of the gate, and a locking device for clamping the ends of the bracket members together.

8. The combination of a gate having a longitudinally. extending member, a supporting bracket comprising two arms arranged one .over the other and both disposed at lone side of the said member, a yoke on one of the arms which extends around the said member for attaching the bracket to the gate, and a wedging device arranged to engage between the said arms to clamp the same together and to clamp the bracket to the said member.

9. The combination of a gate having a longitudinally extending member, with a supporting bracket, the same comprising an upright, two arms pivoted thereto and arranged with their free ends overlapping and movable one with respect to the other, a yoke at the lree end of one of the arms which extends around the member of the gate, and a pivotally mounted locking device on the said yoke for locking the arms together and the bracket to the gate.

10. The combination of a gate, and a supporting post, with a supporting bracket, said bracket comprising an angle iron upright, means carried thereby for hinging the bracket on the post, arms pivotally mounted on the upright and inclined toward each other with their ends arranged to slide one over the other, a pin for holding one arm permanently on the other, a structure for movably supporting the gate on the bracket, and a locking device pivotally mounted on the said structure for holding the gate in fixed position on the bracket.

l1. A supporting bracket comprising an upright, pintle engaging eyes thereon, arms hinged, thereto which are arranged with their ends overlapping, a pin on one of the arms for holding the same in overlapping relation to the other, a yoke removably attached to one of the arms, a device mounted on the yoke between the said arms clamping one arm with respect to the other, and a device,

on the upright cooperating with the yoke for supporting a gate.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto a'Hixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

` CHAS. MERCER. l/Vitnesses:

J. W. PAYNE, W. C. MEssNER. 

